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Cars depreciated rapidly in the pre-war era because technology was moving so fast then. I have some NADA Used Car Guides from the 1920s-1930s that show this quite clearly. Today, a ten year old car is not much different from the new ones, but in 1939, a 1929 car was an antique. A pre-1925 car was almost pre-historic in 1939!
Two key advancements that arrived around 1925 were balloon tires and four wheel brakes. Once drivers got used to these advancements, they felt unsafe driving a car without them. And. even in the late 1920s, early 1920s cars were worth almost nothing. By 1929, a 1922 Cadillac that cost $4,000 new was worth around $50.
Two key advancements that arrived around 1925 were balloon tires and four wheel brakes. Once drivers got used to these advancements, they felt unsafe driving a car without them. And. even in the late 1920s, early 1920s cars were worth almost nothing. By 1929, a 1922 Cadillac that cost $4,000 new was worth around $50.